Dior flew the fashion crowd to Yves Saint Laurent's Majorelle Garden in Marrakech for its Cruise 2020 show. Rather than simply being inspired by Africa as a whole, the brand invited artists and artisans from different backgrounds and African cultures to work on the collection. Dior also teamed up with Sumano, an association that aims to revive the traditional women’s crafts of Moroccan tribes and designer Grade Wales Bonner to help reinterpret Dior's iconic bar jacket and skirt. 

Punk designers VIN + OMI&nbsp;showcased the largest eco-sustainable collection at London Fashion Week.&nbsp;The show, called "Resist", featured a series of garments with political slogans. The outfits were created with help from an 'unlikely collaborator' - Prince Charles. The Prince has long been a campaigner for sustainability and when the eco-brand pioneers shared that they were producing fabric from nettles, he offered them some of the plants that grow at Highgrove. The designers used hydrangeas, willow and ash and waste garden sacks.

Scottish designer Christopher Kane showcased his collection at London Fashion Week. His collection was inspired by nature, featuring earthy tones of brown and black. Textures ranged from wool to meshed shirts and heavy sequin.&nbsp;Harnesses were worn over dresses or as belts.

Burberry's Chief Creative Officer drew inspiration from his formative years for his Autumn/Winter 2020 collection called Memories. The places he visited, from London to India and the music he heard were all sources of inspiration for him. The line-up was a mix of the old and the new, with Burberry's signature beige colour palette and trench coats to classic tailoring combined with modern silhouettes. The range went big on equestrian-inspired jackets, collarless coats and jodhpurs in new prints. The runway show has been certified as carbon neutral. Kendall Jenner, Gigi and Bella Hadid were among the models for Riccardo Tisci's latest collection.

Fluid black dresses and classic&nbsp;workwear&nbsp;dominated the collection for Victoria Beckham at the London Fashion Week. Heritage fabrics were rethought to bring alive a new playfulness in the collection. Velvet blazers, chain belts and&nbsp;thigh-high boots featured in her collection. A pop of colour added a fun element to her line.&nbsp;

Tommy Hilfiger collaborated with Formula One Driver Lewis Hamilton for the fourth time and musician H.E.R. for a new collection, showcased at the London Fashion Week. The TommyXLewis show saw Supermodel Naomi Campbell walk the ramp hand-in-hand with Hamilton as live singers danced and rapped in the backdrop. Neon leisure wear took over the runway with hoodies, bomber jackets, trainers and glowing laces. The see-now-buy-now collection also saw Winnie Harlow and Karen Elson strut the runway.

It was indeed a grand finale as&nbsp;ace couturier Amit&nbsp;Aggarwal&nbsp;closed the Lakme Fashion Week with his collection titled&nbsp;&lsquo;AXIL&rsquo;. The 'futuristic' collection reflected on&nbsp;Lakme's theme of the season "#BetterIn3D" . Dramatic, geometrical gowns in hues of metallic, red, silver and green overtook the runway. The edgy collection also featured a whole lot of tulle and organza&nbsp;silhouettes. Bollywood diva Kareena&nbsp;Kapoor&nbsp;Khan looked ravishing as she closed the show for the designer.&nbsp;

It was a starry affair as designer duo Gauri&nbsp;&amp; Nainika&nbsp;showcased their collection at Lakme&nbsp;Fashion Week.&nbsp;Ruffles and tulle gowns in hues of grey and platinum, black and white, were featured in their collection. Actress Nora Fatehi&nbsp;looked like a Disney princess as she turned showstopper for the duo.&nbsp;

Day 3 of Lakme&nbsp;Fashion Week in Mumbai saw House of Kotwara&nbsp;showcasing their stunning collection titled &lsquo;Baharan&rsquo;. Inspired by the flowers of spring, the collection perfectly blended&nbsp;the classic with the contemporary. Majestic whites took over the runway with splashes of gold and silver. Easy silhouette's, jumpsuits with peplum sleeves, gathers and pleats dominated the collection. Actress Dia&nbsp;Mirza looked ethereal as she closed the show for the brand.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Malai&nbsp;Biomaterials&nbsp;from Kerala was announced the winner of the Circular Design Challenge 2020 at the Lakme&nbsp;Fashion Week. The challenge is a platform for young fashion entrepreneurs to showcase their products made from diverse waste materials including plastic to promote circularity. Over 400 creatives from 40 Indian cities took part in the challenge and five of the finalists presented their work at the fashion week.&nbsp;Ankit Agarwal's&nbsp;'fleather'&nbsp;that produces leather from flower waste was awarded the &lsquo;Best Innovation in Vegan Fashion Award&rsquo; by PETA&nbsp;India as part of the challenge.&nbsp;

Designer and Padma Shri awardee Ritu Kumar made a grand comeback at the Lakme Fashion Week with a sustainable collection. She&nbsp;showcased an eco-friendly viscose fibre called ecovert. The collection was dubbed 'Nature's Origami' and hues of yellow, black and red dominated the ramp. The clothes had a Bohemian, tribal feel rich in paisley designs. Actress Aditi Rao Hydari closed the show and she looked like a vision in a blue and black floral printed dress with an asymmetrical&nbsp;hemline and boots.

Ryan's Secret's show at the New York Fashion Week was unique. To spread the message of male body positivity, plus size men in bare skin took to the runway. While some wore embellished bicycle shorts, others coupled it with capes. The message was clear- end male body shaming. While the debate over unrealistic body types for women is a long-standing one, the discussion for males hasn't received the same pitch. This was the idea behind the show.
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The Sustainable Day at Lakme Fashion Week saw Rina Singh's Eka and Telangana State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society ltd. come together with the initiative #GlobalisingTelanganaHandlooms. The collection showcased the rich culture and handloom of the state. Modern silhouettes with Ikat clusters came alive and the line-up was big on free-flowing shapes. The collection, titled 'Jo, the rebellious one', took inspiration from the novel 'Little Women' and traces Jo's transformation from a young tomboyish girl to a woman. Ace tennis player Sania Mirza turned showstopper for Rina Singh as she walked the ramp in a grey kurta and a skirt with a sheer bow around her waist.

Day 2 of the Lakme Fashion Week was all about sustainability. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India launched a print campaign to promote vegan fashion. Bollywood actress&rsquo;s Sunny Leone unveiled the advertisement, which shows her own skin being ripped apart to signify how animals are killed and skinned every year for the leather industry.

Pooches in hats, sequin and&nbsp;capes took over the runway for Anthony Rubio's canine couture and women's wear collection. His collection, presented in two shows, was big on sustainability as he claimed that most of his outfits were remnants of fabrics from previous years and the designs have been reinvented. Organza, satin and brocades ruled the runway along with some feather embellishments. The pet couturier aims to raise awareness about animal rescue and pet adoption.

Designer Manish&nbsp;Arora&nbsp;closed day 1 of&nbsp;Lakm&eacute; Fashion Week in Mumbai with his showcase titled 'WE ARE FAMILY'. The collection honoured the spirit of the&nbsp;LGBTQAI&nbsp;community, giving a new edge to street style. Bold, eclectic clothes came alive in the collection in neon hues. Models dawned unique head gears and had painted faces.&nbsp;

Michael Kors made cozying up and staying in by the fire look chic and glamorous at the New York Fashion Week. It's latest collection had a strong equestrian feel and was dominated by grays, camels and&nbsp;blacks with splashes of red and orange. Outfits were complimented by either a cape, a hood or a cowl neck. Warm paisley prints and plaids studded the show where everything was paired with boots. Sharp tailoring accompanied slouchy trousers and riding pants.

The AJIO show made a bold style statement at the Lakme&nbsp;Fashion Week in Mumbai. The show dubbed 'Long Live Bold' presented a host of statement pieces with an 'out of the box' take. Co-ordinate sets, pant suits and sling bags dominated the colourful collection.Bollywood actress Rakulpreet Singh sashayed down the runway to close the show.

The family of veteran fashion designer Wendell Rodricks, who passed&nbsp;away on 12th February, has put up a signboard saying, "LET&nbsp;WENDELL REST IN PEACE, NO VISITORS PLEASE." The message has been put up on the front door of the designer's residence in the Colvale&nbsp;village in Goa&nbsp;as the family mourns his untimely demise.&nbsp;

The Summer/Resort edition of the Lakme Fashion Week kicked off in Mumbai on 12th February. Designer Swapnil Shinde showcased his collection which went big on pastels and patterns. From ikat prints and metallic dresses to matching knee-high boots, the collection did turn many heads. The line-up was inspired by strong women and hoped to break social barriers. Actress Sunny Leone turned showstopper for the designer, as she walked the ramp in a Cinderella-printed t-shirt and knee-high boots.

Designer Christian Cowan always brings playful looks to the runway and his latest collection at the New York Fashion Week was no exception. He called it the 'most evolved' collection he's ever done. Earthy tones, rich in gold and green dominated the runway along with black and purple. His collection was inspired by different means of power, from natural to ritualistic. The show went big on elaborate eye-wear and layers.

Dior partners with African artists for Cruise 2020 show

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